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Guyon said:
The velcro had adhesive, but I hit 'em with the iron too.
High heat. No steam. 30 seconds. Patch side up.
Cotton press cloth on top of the patch to prevent a meltdown.
Got the velcro at Hobby Lobby.
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I did this same thing a while back to my ball cap. The adhesive did not hold up so I ended up sewing it on. Hopefully you have better results.
 
worldwood said:
The RMD is smaller than both the BK7 and the Esee 6. The Rodent 6 is closer to the size of the Esee 6 just thicker. Somewhere i think i have a picture of an RMD next to an Esee 6 i use to have.... that i got rid of. Never cared for the ergos on the Esee's myself though.

You CAN chop with the RMD, i have done it.... But the BK7 would be a better fit for chopping due to the size, but the RMD makes a better belt knife due to the size.... Its apples to oranges for me, Under 6" blade makes a great belt knife... But not quite a full all arounder knife like a 7-8" blade does. My Chopweiler is close to size of the BK7, the RMD is closer in size to the BK16... but a little bigger and sports a choil. So i use an RMD (custom shop drop point) as an EDC type belt knife and the chopweiler as an all arounder camp knife, how some use the BK7.

I think you'll like it, but if not they never really have any trouble selling on the exchange.....
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I dunno why I thought the RMD was larger, ok then I have some good blades to compare it to. I'll do the Esee Laser Strike, and 4, BK-16, and 10. That should be a pretty good comparison test. If I have my Yuma by then I'll throw that in the mix. That would be a fun comparison Yuma, RMD, E-LS...
 
worldwood said:
Nice pictures Bighoss, looks like a fun area to explore with lots of stuff to cut!!
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Not terribly scenic beyond the standard trees and such, which is a drag. There's at least one more in that area that doesn't require a day-use pass but that will likely wait until after my vacation. But I'll get in a hike or two on my vacation. There's a trail not far outside of my hometown that goes right along a river and it's a easy flat trail. Snapped this last year when I was up there.

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That river is just lousy with blackberries too.
 
Just found out on the other forum I'm on, I'll have a Busse Transgendered, Lesbian, Bisexual blade to take to GLIB as well... My pack is going to be like 40 lbs of just steel!
 
bigghoss said:
Not terribly scenic beyond the standard trees and such, which is a drag. There's at least one more in that area that doesn't require a day-use pass but that will likely wait until after my vacation. But I'll get in a hike or two on my vacation. There's a trail not far outside of my hometown that goes right along a river and it's a easy flat trail. Snapped this last year when I was up there.


That river is just lousy with blackberries too.
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Bud i love the woods, just trees is plenty scenic for me!!

Chameleonbear said:
Just found out on the other forum I'm on, I'll have a Busse Transgendered, Lesbian, Bisexual blade to take to GLIB as well... My pack is going to be like 40 lbs of just steel!
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What is this GLIB you speak of?


Me and the wife spent about an hour chopping through water bottles and chunks of wood together a little bit ago, lots of fun!! She dont really get into it with me too often, but when she does its a fun time.
 
That's sweet WW. When I break our any knives the wife's eyes just start rolling :(


Details Bladite!
 
ac700wildcat said:
Apparently it ran out of propane right after I started it.
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A couple weeks ago we were fixing to smoke a bunch of stuff while doing other chores around the compound, and were worried about running out of fuel. Couldn't find the extra tank we thought we had, so we bought a new full one. Naturally, about an hour later Ang found the other empty under a pile of junk in the shop... so now we have three tanks to rotate. :o I'm almost looking forward to the power going out for a day or two (electric range/oven here) so I can feel smart about that... :thumbup:

Chameleonbear said:
From what I hear, BRKT makes a helluva blade.
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That depends partly on whom you ask (geometry preferences... I'll leave it at that), and partly on whether or not it was (apparently) ground on a Monday morning or Friday afternoon. The basic designs are quite good and they have the handle shaping/finishing down very well... as they dang well should for those kinds of prices.

As for the "questionable manufacturer" thing... A) it's not really a "question", that stuff is well-documented and B) if you have that many "questions" of that nature, why even bother with them? (rhetorical... not looking to start a debate...)
 
Been fondling my 11, 14 and 24 at the same time, thinking about the stories behind them. The evolution and all. I like to think about that stuff.
Don't tell me I'm the only one :)
 
James, I have a spare too, but its a 30# tank and won't fit in the new grill!! Im actually trading it to someone I know for another 20# tank, but didn't get to it the last couple days. That's what I get for being lazy!! I woulda filled the spare tank on my way home from trading for it. The brats were probably better over charcoal anyways.
 
I'm really tempted to pick up one of the factory 2nds GSO 4.1's. I'd really like to try out the 3v steel and the price is looking pretty good on them.
 
ac700wildcat said:
I cranked up my propane grill earlier and threw some taters on it to cook. An hour later I went out to throw the brats on and everything was cold. Apparently it ran out of propane right after I started it. Now the taters are close to done in the oven and the charcoal grill is ready for the brats. Its gonna be a bit of a late supper tonight.
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My best friend's dad actually has a 100lb propane tank dropped off twice a year he frills that much. I will say, it is nice to not worry about it! Me personally I have 2x 30# tanks I rotate and it works for me. I'd rather do charcoal and sometimes will just use the propane to start the charcoal.

worldwood said:
Bud i love the woods, just trees is plenty scenic for me!!



What is this GLIB you speak of?


Me and the wife spent about an hour chopping through water bottles and chunks of wood together a little bit ago, lots of fun!! She dont really get into it with me too often, but when she does its a fun time.
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Great Lakes Island Bug-Out. Basically it's the camping version of "run what you brung" It's basically "Ok you have the gear to 'bug-out' but do you know how to do it? Here, here's a test run." AverageIowaGuy and James Nowka(not on here) are organizing. It's kind of a response to PWYP.

james terrio said:
A couple weeks ago we were fixing to smoke a bunch of stuff while doing other chores around the compound, and were worried about running out of fuel. Couldn't find the extra tank we thought we had, so we bought a new full one. Naturally, about an hour later Ang found the other empty under a pile of junk in the shop... so now we have three tanks to rotate. :o I'm almost looking forward to the power going out for a day or two (electric range/oven here) so I can feel smart about that... :thumbup:



That depends partly on whom you ask (geometry preferences... I'll leave it at that), and partly on whether or not it was (apparently) ground on a Monday morning or Friday afternoon. The basic designs are quite good and they have the handle shaping/finishing down very well... as they dang well should for those kinds of prices.

As for the "questionable manufacturer" thing... A) it's not really a "question", that stuff is well-documented and B) if you have that many "questions" of that nature, why even bother with them? (rhetorical... not looking to start a debate...)
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There is only one number I call when talking "questionable manufacturers" it's someone whose opinion I trust and I know he has forgotten more about knifes and gear than I can ever hope to acquire. His words were "They make a helluva blade" along with some other stuff but I won't put him out there like that.
 
GLIBo sounds fun :) its only 7hours from here. I already tried and failed to get the time off work :(
 
TBL said:
GLIBo sounds fun :) its only 7hours from here. I already tried and failed to get the time off work :(
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You just need to determine which is more important, having a job or knowing you are prepared to save your family in an emergency...
 
james terrio said:
As for the "questionable manufacturer" thing... A) it's not really a "question", that stuff is well-documented and B) if you have that many "questions" of that nature, why even bother with them? (rhetorical... not looking to start a debate...)
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When I said "questionable manufacturer's" list, I was being kind. I did not mean I had a question about whether I was undecided about buying one or not. I was referring to something else.
 
Questionable ethics? Questionable business practices? People that prefer turkey sausage and turkey bacon to the god given meat candy that is pork?
 
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